Personal wood smoke stories

Real people experience real harm and a reduced quality of life due to involuntary exposure to wood smoke pollution.

If you are affected by someone else’s wood burning, you are not alone.

What’s your wood smoke story?

Neighbors of wood burners have shared the following stories with us. Use the form below to share your own wood smoke story.

1 Stories total.

Unnecessary pollution in Devon

…Autumn and winter mean lots of woodsmoke (also other types), from modern housing as well as older properties…

Smoke-filled neighborhood in Delaware

…I have lost the ability to enjoy the outdoors on my own property.…

Wood boiler misery in Kassel

…It's not only damaging my lungs, the stress and the powerlessness is making me sick also.…

Toxic fire pit

My neighbour commissioned a new fire pit and the prevailing coastal breeze fills the house with toxic smoke…

Back on medication

…I have a neighbour who burns all year round. There is no day that goes by where this person doesn’t burn something, at any time of day…

We had to move

…We spent thousands of dollars on renovations, weatherproofing and high-end HEPA air filters in every room to no avail.…

Smoked out and harassed in South Australia

…The occupant of one of the houses with three or four separate wood heaters, a fire pit and a wood smoker didn’t like being notified of a complaint…

Driven from home in Maine

Welcome to Maine where you can burn anything anytime.…

Dirty air in Saskatoon

…Basically it’s impossible to live a normal life when the air is saturated with smoke…

Share your story

Is your neighbor’s wood burning affecting you? We want to hear about it!

Sharing your wood smoke story helps to increase awareness of the problem.

We ask for your name and email address so we can contact you about your story. We’ll only publish your name if you tell us to. Email addresses are never published.

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